Re: [PATCH 3/4 net-next] ibmvnic: Pad small packets to minimum MTU size

2018-03-12 Thread Thomas Falcon
On 03/11/2018 09:56 PM, David Miller wrote: > From: Thomas Falcon > Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:23:56 -0600 > >> +/* For some backing devices, mishandling of small packets >> + * can result in a loss of connection or TX stall. Device >> + * architects

Re: [PATCH 3/4 net-next] ibmvnic: Pad small packets to minimum MTU size

2018-03-11 Thread David Miller
From: Thomas Falcon Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 13:23:56 -0600 > + /* For some backing devices, mishandling of small packets > + * can result in a loss of connection or TX stall. Device > + * architects recommend that no packet should be smaller > + *

[PATCH 3/4 net-next] ibmvnic: Pad small packets to minimum MTU size

2018-03-09 Thread Thomas Falcon
Some backing devices cannot handle small packets well, so pad any small packets to avoid that. It was recommended that the VNIC driver should not send packets smaller than the minimum MTU value provided by firmware, so pad small packets to be at least that long. Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon